Pete Sauer
Pete Sauer
came early good holding job jump nice strong
It was good that we got a jump on them early because (Ely) came on strong in the end. We did a nice job holding them off because Ely is a pretty good team.
against centre game home lost played playing second surprised twice
I wouldn't be surprised if we end up playing Prairie Centre (Long Prairie/Sauk Centre). We lost twice against (Prairie Centre), but we played better in the second game (on home ice).
classmates fought injuries kids led lost past proud turmoil year
I'm proud of the way our kids fought through a lot of turmoil this season. They (tragically) lost two classmates this past year and we also had a lot of injuries that led to lineup changes. But our kids didn't quit.
four gave goals heck injury job nod notice playoff proud short start tougher year
Brandon gave up four goals, but I'm proud of the way he played. It makes it tougher when you get the nod (because of an injury to Bryce Szymanski) on short notice to start your first playoff game. But he did a heck of a job all year for us.
despite expected final games hard kids lose season section top
It's hard to lose the No. 2 goalie in the section and also one of your top scorers, but our kids still expected to win. And it was one of our better games of the season despite the final score.